Cry Macho - 2 New Featurettes

Pre-release publicity seems to be warming up very nicely this week with Warner Bros releasing 2 new short featurettes. Entitled Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy and Clint Eastwood Rides Again, the shorts feature contributions from Albert S. Ruddy, Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Hilary Swank and more.

                 

           

Cry Macho Soundtrack released today!

Cry Macho Soundtrack released today! 

Soundtrack site, FILM MUSIC REPORTER has posted the following:

WaterTower Music will release a soundtrack album for the drama Cry Macho. The album features the film’s original music composed by Mark Mancina (Moana, Speed, Tarzan, Bad Boys, Twister, August Rush, Training Day). Also included is the original song Find a New Home by Will Banister. The soundtrack will be released digitally today, September 10th and will be available to stream/download on Amazon or any other major digital music platforms. Cry Macho is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Eastwood himself, Eduardo Minett, Natalia Traven, Dwight Yoakam, Fernanda Urrejola and Horacio Garcia-Rojas. The movie is set in 1979 and follows a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home from Mexico. The drama will be released in theaters nationwide on September 17 by Warner Bros. Pictures and will also be available to stream on HBO Max on the same day.

It’s interesting to note that there is no mention of any form of physical media such as Compact Disc or Vinyl LP. 
I do wonder if we will ever get to hold an Eastwood Soundtrack in our hands again.

Here's the Track Listing:

1. Find a New Home – Will Banister (4:24)
2. Time Lapse (1:40)
3. Tex Mex (1:25)
4. Go Home (1:34)
5. Finding Rafo / Fed (1:10)
6. Home Intrusion / Take Him Out / Dark Driving (2:44)
7. Where’s My Wallet? (1:20)
8. Rafo’s Story (1:19)
9. Time to Go (1:51)
10. Dressing Down (1:37)
11. Dressing Down (Alternate Version) (1:25)
12. Federales Looking In / Our Stolen Car (1:01)
13. Mike’s Story (1:18)
14. Horseback Montage (1:31)
15. Marta Theme (1:27)
16. He Still Wants Me (1:29)
17. Long Montage (1:28)
18. Where Is He (1:13)
19. We Got to L T G (1:25)
20. So You Lied (2:20)
21. Car Crash (1:02)
22. He’s Yours Now (1:27)
23. Time Lapse (Clint Version) – Clint Eastwood (1:03)

The Return of Butch Cassidy and the Kidd

The Return of Butch Cassidy and the Kidd 

The two American screen stars Clint Eastwood and Paul Newman meet by chance outside a motel in Tucson, Arizona, 1972. Their meeting was captured and went on to become a famous image, appearing in many books over several decades as well as a favourite for reproductions on postcards and commercial posters in and around the 70s.

The photos were of course taken by the late, great Terry O'Neill. Here at the Archive, fans have always expressed their love for these photos, so we have tried hard to collate as many as we can possibly find.

Paul Newman was in Tucson, Arizona at the time making the movie The Life and times of Judge Roy Bean for director John Huston. During the same time, Clint was also in Tucson and filming Joe Kidd for Universal Pictures and directed by John Sturges.

Whilst we have previously posted on this shoot before, (the last time being on 6th November 2015) and included various colour variants. I am now very happy to revisit the subject once again with 12 consecutive images from that same photo shoot. It’s great to finally feature these on the Archive. I hope you all enjoy them as much as we do.

Thunderbolt & Lightfoot The Japanese Blu-ray release

Thunderbolt & Lightfoot The Japanese Blu-ray release 

I spotted this release for the first time on Ebay last week and thought it was worthy of a post here. I was struck (again) by the superb cover design and the use of the Japanese artwork. The Eastwood Japanese market is probably among the most desirable with fans, we just can’t seem to get enough of it. I contacted the UK based seller moviemaestro - who kindly sent me some additional photos. Moviemaestro told me that as well as the inlay, the disc includes the trailer and the audio commentary track featuring our late friend and film historian Nick Redman, the lovely Julie Kirgo and Lemm Dobbs - all of which is identical to that found on the Twilight Time release. Personally, I think this design is a real beauty. The montage design cover is certainly appealing on the eye. If only they produced artwork like this today. 

My thanks to moviemaestro for taking the time to send these photos and information.

Magnum Force behind the scenes

Magnum Force behind the scenes

A big thank you to my friend Davy Triumph for sending over these great behind the scenes and rare images from Magnum Force. A few of these may already be here on the Archive, but some are certainly new. I was particularly pleased to see this first shot, a rare picture featuring a young Michael Cimino on location. 

Cimino of course worked on the screenplay for Magnum Force, but it would be the following year (1974) that he would make his directorial debut with Thunderbolt & Lightfoot. Perhaps Clint had asked Cimino down to the set of Magnum Force for a discussion and to get a feel for a working production, who knows? 

The Eiger Sanction complete score finally released

The Eiger Sanction complete score finally released

At long last, it is so good to finally announce the new greatly expanded 2-CD premiere of John Williams original soundtrack! The classic 1975 espionage adventure/thriller with director Clint Eastwood as star also features George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy. Based on the best-selling novel by Trevanian, from executive producers Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, presented by Universal Pictures. Eastwood is Jonathan Hemlock, once assassin and current professor and rare art collector. Called out of retirement to perform one more “sanction” (killing), Hemlock gets more than he bargained for in a thriller that eventually climaxes atop the icy Eiger peaks with spectacular mountain climbing stunts largely performed by Eastwood himself. 

John Williams scores with his now-trademark seventies style that offers a symphonic orchestra using both highly tonal and atonal elements as well as smaller ensembles showcasing his early love of jazz. Some sequences for orchestra literally soar: “Top of the World”, “The Eiger”. Some sequences quicken the pulse: “The Car Chase”, “Hemlock’s Bonus”, “George Reveals Herself”. Still others display aggressive action: “The Microfilm Killing”, “Falling and Swinging”, “Hanging by a Thread”. Williams also displays his melodic and rhythmic gifts with his classically-limbed “Main Title” and “Montage-Running with George”. And wearing his softer garb, Williams uses flugelhorn horn (mellower trumpet) to bring love into the air. The original 1975 MCA re-recorded album presented 36 minutes of highlights across all of the myriad styles using arrangements designed for album listening back in the day. The actual film soundtrack, never-before-released, contains more than twice that amount of music! And Williams also recorded another seven minutes of original source music as well. All of it appears in this new 2-CD expanded Intrada presentation, expertly mixed by Mike Matessino from the Universal three-channel split mono elements into crisp and vibrant stereo and heard in chronological sequence, including music not used in the finished film. And in a terrific discovery, Universal Music Group located the actual 2” masters for the album re-recording sessions held four months after the film recordings took place. In beautiful condition, these multi-track elements allowed Matessino to remix the entire MCA album in stunning audio as well - including three previously unreleased tracks Williams recorded for that album but was subsequently dropped prior to the album’s release. And all of this appears here in this 2-CD set as well. Over two hours of music in all! It’s a dynamite listening experience! Jon Burlingame provides literate notes for the booklet, Kay Marshall designs the dramatic package. John Williams composes and conducts. Intrada Special Collection 2-CD set available while quantities and interest remain!

 

ON FIRE: Williams in the 1970's - an unrivalled output of soundtrack scores

Intrada’s site has already announced that this is already temporarily out of stock, so it is worth checking back regularly. It is hardly surprising that this release is going to prove extremely popular. John Williams was on fire in the 1970s – everything he touched turned to gold. In the same year as Eiger he also composed Jaws, a score that shot him into superstardom. The Star Wars trilogy, Jaws 2, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third kind, The Indiana Jones / Raiders movies and many more all followed. 

CD 1 FILM SCORE RECORDING (PREMIERE RELEASE)

01. Main Title (From The Motion Picture The Eiger Sanction) (3:23)

02. The Microfilm Killing (Film Version) (1:47)

03. To The Dragon (1:30)

04. Felicity (3:03)

05. Up The Drainpipe (Film Version) (3:38)

06. Love Scene (4:05)

07. Art Masterpieces (1:38)

08. Hemlock And Jemima (3:18)

09. The Unlocked Safe (2:17)

10. Friends And Enemies (Film Version) (3:23)

11. Montage – Running With George (4:48)

12. The Top Of The World (Film Version) (3:37)

13. George Reveals Herself (1:17)

14. The Car Chase (Fifty Miles Of Desert) (3:21)

15. Hemlock’s Bonus (2:10)

16. The Eiger (Film Version) (1:53)

17. Hotel Bellevue (3:00)

18. Anna On The Stairs (1:44)

19. Leading The Climb (2:46)

20. The First Sunset (1:37)

21. Sunrise (0:44)

22. Falling And Swinging (4:42)

23. The Icy Ascent (Film Version) (4:13)

24. Down The Ice Face (2:15)

25. Freytag Onto Ice (2:24)

26. Hanging By A Thread (3:47)

27. End Title (From The Motion Picture The Eiger Sanction) (2:16)

Total Disc Time: 75:16

CD 2 REMASTERED ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING

01. The Eiger Sanction (Main Title) (2:46)

02. Theme From The Eiger Sanction (Flugelhorn Version) (2:57)

03. Fifty Miles Of Desert (2:54)

04. The Icy Ascent (3:44)

05. Friends And Enemies (3:03)

06. The Top Of The World (3:09)

07. Theme From The Eiger Sanction (2:12)

08. Training With George (2:15)

09. Theme From The Eiger Sanction (Hemlock And Jemima) (2:10)

10. George Sets The Pace (2:42)

11. The Microfilm Killing (2:08)

12. Up The Drainpipe (3:21)

13. The Eiger (2:17)

Total Original Soundtrack Album: 36:00

SOURCE MUSIC

14. Dinner With Gem (2:05)

15. Never Quaver (2:26)

16. Leave Me Alone (3:05)

Total Source Music: 7:53)

THE EXTRAS

17. Theme From The Eiger Sanction (Love Scene) (2:20)

18. Hemlock Leads The Climb (3:08)

19. Theme From The Eiger Sanction (Reprise) (3:10)

Total Extras: 8:48

Total Disc Time: 52:44

Two-Disc Total Time: 128:00

Cry Macho advertising campaign is launched

Cry Macho advertising campaign is launched

The marketing campaign for Cry Macho began yesterday (August 5, 2021), when "first look" images, a poster and an official trailer were released. In an interview, Eastwood described it as an "uplifting and poignant drama" about "a man who has been through some hard times in his life and then unexpectedly another challenge is brought to the foreground. He would normally never do it but he is a man of his word. He follows through. And it starts his life over again” While Variety's Ethan Shanfeld commented that Eastwood "redefines machismo" in the trailer.

It’s interesting that the trailer uses an arrangement of Ennio Morricone’s music from The Mission, an uplifting piece of music and perhaps a nod to the late composer who was so inspirational as part of the Leone / Dollar trilogy.

Below: The first poster released for Cry Macho

Below: Some early photos from Cry Macho

Below: The official trailer for Cry Macho